Pollution plagues top False Bay beaches – report

• Author: Karen Watkins karen.watkins@inl.co.za
• Published date: 07 July 2022
• Publication title: Constantiaberg Bulletin

Other recreational beaches that rated “poor” in the “Know Your Coast” report include Seaforth and Boulders, which declined from “sufficient” to “poor”; Simon’s Town Long Beach and Clovelly, which both remained “poor” for the second year; and Sunrise Beach

The latest report covers coastal water quality from December 1, 2020 to November 30, 2021. It reflects the outcome of statistical analysis of 2 400 bacterial sample tests taken from 99 sites on the Atlantic and False Bay coastlines, twice a month in the surf zone and in tidal swimming pools, along a stretch of 307km coastline from Silwerboomstrand on the Atlantic to Kogel Bay on the

east side of False Bay. In False Bay, 27 spots were tested between Miller’s Point and Strandfontein.

The samples are analysed by the City’s scientific services unit and categorised as “excellent”, “good”, “sufficient”, or “poor”, based on a 365-day rolling period.

For most healthy people, water quality that meets acceptable standards...